MaryBeth Gagner

Costume Shop Supervisor

Contact Info

Biography

MaryBeth Gagner has been an Adjunct Professor in the Theatre Department and Supervisor of the Costume Shop since Fall 2005. She has extensive background as a local Costume Designer and her work has been seen at Park Square Theater, Illusion Theater, James Sewell Ballet, and Skylark Opera, among others. She has a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and an M.F.A. in Costume Design from the University of Washington in Seattle.

Teaching Style

Students can expect to be challenged through both hands on learning and academic study. They will learn to use a script as a source for expressing a character through costume or make up design. They will also use their knowledge of the responsibilities and vocabulary of these areas to work on Hamline Theater’s mainstage productions.

“I try to provide an environment where students can bring their own experience and interests, yet be challenged to think beyond where their current skills have brought them. Deepening their creativity can enrich every aspect of their thinking”
-MaryBeth Gagner